Horseshoe toe-calk.



G. ROBINS.

HORSESHOE TOE CALK.

APPLICATION FILED MAILZL 1915.

' 1,144,790. Patented June 29, 1915.

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HonsnsHoE TOE-CALK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

AppIication filed March 27, 1915. Serial N 0. 17,488.

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen ROBINS, a

citizen of theUnited States, residing at. tate Jackson, in the county ofJackson and I of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Horseshoe Toe-1 Calks, of which the following is aspecification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings. y I

My present invention relates to new and useful improvements intoe calksfor horse shoes and as its principal object aims toprovide a device ofthis character which is simple in construction and isso designed that itwill be durable in service, being capable of withstanding any strain towhich it may be subjected,

A further and more specific object of. the

invention is to provide a toe calk which is accompanied by a holderwherein it is removably seated and by means of which it be easily andquickly applied to or removed from the toeportion of the shoe.

Another object ofzthe invention is to so arrange the holder that it maybe readily applied to the shoe, without: requiring any material changesin the constructionthereof, it being only necessary to drill threethreaded bores in the toe portion of the shoe.

The above, and other incidental objects of asimilar nature, whichwillfbe hereinafter more specifically treated] are accomplished by suchmeans as, are illustratedin the ac companying drawings, described in thefollowing specilicat-ion, andlthenmore particularly pointed out in theclaims whichar'e appended hereto and form part of this application.

With reference 'to' the wherein there has been illustrated the preferredembodiment of this invention, as it is reduced to practice, andthroughout the several views. of which similar reference. numeralsdesignate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a bottom face view of the toeportion of a shoe equipped with the improved toe calk; Fig. 2-is asection on the'line22, of Fig. 1;.l1ig. 3 is a detail perspective viewofthe co-acting clip membersin disassembled relation to each other; Fig. 4is a detail perholder. It will be noted that the fin is relatively thin,as compared to the member 11 and that the longitudinal edge portions ofthe adjacent face of this member constitute shoulders which are adaptedto bear against the lower edges of the holder 11. This holder consistsof a pair of co-acting' clips or-jaws 13 and 14:. The member 13 which isshown in detail inFig. 8 includes a body 7 portion 15 which is adaptedto bear against the lower face of the shoe, an upstanding flange 16, anda pair of laterally extending lips 17, The flange 16 is longitudinallycurved and isadapted to bear against the curved edge of the portion ofthe shoe, while the lips 17 are adapted to bear upon the upper face ofthe shoe on opposite sides of the tip 18 thereof. The terminals of the fbody plate 15 are provided with apertured. lugs 19 through which screws20 pass into,

the threaded bores 21 formed in the shoe. An aperture 22 is also formedin the body plate 15 to receive the screw 23 which is threaded into areceiving bore formed in the shoe. Depending from the lower face of thebody plate 15, isa socketplate 24lwhich is three-sided, being'open intherear. The front wall of the socket plate is provided with three spacedapertures 25, 26 and 27 The clip .14: includes a channel-shaped bodyportion 28 which is adapted to embrace the inneredge of the toe portionof the shoe and a socket plate 29 which is Patented June 29, 1915.,

adapted to close the rear side of the socket plate 24, as shown in Fig.1.

When thetoe piece 10 is to be attached to the Slice, the clip 13 isfirst applied inner face of the shoe and the flange 16 7 against theouter edge thereof; 'The fin 12 of the toe piece is then inserted in thesocket plate 24 and the socket plate 29 is applied.

A pair of screws 30 and 31 are then passed through the openings and 27,through the fin and into the threaded bores 82 and 33 of the plate 2-9:It will be; seen that these screws serve not only to hold the fin ithinthe socket formed by the" members 2& and 29, but that they also servetohold the channel-shaped body portion in proper engage ment with theshoe. An additional screw 34 may be tihreaded' thronghthe bore 2'6 ofthe 24 into the central threaded bore 35" o't the fin From the foragindescription and upon reference to the drawings, it will now be seen thatthe toec'alk is'of relatively simple design and that it is adapted forspeedy appli'c'a'tio'n to or removal from the horse shoe.

It win the be thee-ted that the only.

necessary in the conventional horseshoe is to provide the same 'W1ththree threaded, bores.

If desired, the modified form of toe piece shown in Fig S may besubstituted for the inr'ii 10. This,modified toe piece consi'sts in arectangular plate ofsteel or similar' nfietal which is' provided With acentrally located threaded opening 36 and the terminally disposedapertures 37 and 38. lhe apertures 38am adapted to receive the scre s 30and 31, while the threaded- 36 is adapted to receive the screw 3 L; Thelovve'r edge of the modified toe piece is chamfer'ed, producing a sharpcut ting edge shown in Fig; 5. I I p It is new to be noted that theholder, consi'sting of. the tvvo c'o-acting clips ld'and 14:

maybe employed with equal ehicienc'y in holding either 1306 piece of thety eshovvn ihFig. 4 or of the type shown in Fig.5. The first; mentionedtoe piece is designed for =use, tinder ordinary conditions, While theseond i'nentioned toe piece is adapted particularly for use on extremelyslippery surfaces,as when a, sheet of glass forms on a road or street;following ,a rain.

rednction to practiceit has been found that the forth of thisinventionillustrated in the draivings, and referred to in the above descriptionas the preferred embodiment, is the night eflicient and practical; yetrealizing that the conditions concurrent With the adoption of thisdevice Will necessarily vary, it is desirable to emphasize the fact thatvarioiis minor changes in the details of construction, proportion andarrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required. Withoiitsacrificing any of the advantages of tening devices passing through thesocket plates and fin for securing the fin in position for connectingthe socket plates.

2. A toe calk for horse shoes including a toe member and a holder foradjustablysecuring the toe; member to the horse shoe, said holderincluding apair of co-ac'ting clip members, one of said clip membersbeing adapted" to em'b'ra-ce the outer edgeof the slice, the other ofsaid clips being adapted to embrace the: inner edge of said shoe, asub-- stantially U-shaped socket plate. depending from the first clip,and a straight socket plate depending from the second clip, said socketclips being adapted to mate, forming rectangular socket adapted toreceive the toe member, and fastening members passing through the socketplates and toe member; for detachably securing the toe member theretoand for connecting the socket plates. I

3. AQtoe calk for-horse shoes; includin a pair of co-acting clipsadapted to embrace the toeportion of a horseshoe, mating socket platesdepending from the clips one of said socket plates being substantially Ushaped nd th tther of said sochet lates being fiat being disposedbetween the end Walls of the U-shaped socket plate to de fine inconnection therewith a substantially U-shap'ed socket, a fin inserted inthe socket,

socket plates and fin.

Y A toe call for horse shoes including a pair otco-ac'ting' clipsfwhiehembrace the toe portion of a horse shoe, a substantially U-shap'edsocket plate the e ding from that clip ax hi'ch embraces the r al-wardedge ot the vand fastening devices" passing'through the shoe, a laneachet platedependingfrom that clip vvhi fih embrac'e's the rear edge ofthe toe' ortioh of the shoe, said second socket plate being disposedbetween the side walls of thefi st mention d socket plate,

rear ivardly extending lugs formed onthe first mentioned lip, and fastein devices for securing said lugs to the shoe,the bottom portion t thesecond mentioned clip engaging atits terminals against said lugs,whereby itishfe'ld against transverse movement pt-n the Shea 5. Atoecalk for horseshoes including pair of co-acting clips adapted toembrace the toe pertiqh 0f the horse shoe, mating socket plates de endinfrom the clips, said 7 socket, a toe member, a longitudinal finrisplates defining a substantially rectangular for securing the sameagainst withdrawal from the socket. In testimony whereof I hereuntoafiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE ROBINS.

10 ing from the toe member, said fin being disposed within said socket,the lower edges of the plates defining said socket being disposed torest upon the upper face of the toe member, and fastening devicespassing through a wall of the socket and into the fin Witnesses LEOHORNE, CASPER HAELUGLE.

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